He's Good When it Don't Count ...
Is there something about losing a presidential race that makes you, well, better? (Remember how Bob Dole suddenly became funny after losing in '96?)
... Or is there something about the process of running for president that makes you, well, worse (think Al Gore or John Kerry).
Hotline reports on John Kerry's recent influx of charisma:
"In the past few months, Kerry has presented a side of himself very different from the one the public saw during the 2004 campaign ... he is looser, clearer and more compelling." Kerry is considering another run for the WH in '08 and "people close to him certainly sense a change in [his] attitude". Ex-Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO): "He's much more outspoken, much more decisive and much less likely to give credit to this Administration." "If Kerry had run in 2004 using his 2006 language, (Pollster Frank) Luntz argues, he might be president now.
... Or is there something about the process of running for president that makes you, well, worse (think Al Gore or John Kerry).
Hotline reports on John Kerry's recent influx of charisma:
"In the past few months, Kerry has presented a side of himself very different from the one the public saw during the 2004 campaign ... he is looser, clearer and more compelling." Kerry is considering another run for the WH in '08 and "people close to him certainly sense a change in [his] attitude". Ex-Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO): "He's much more outspoken, much more decisive and much less likely to give credit to this Administration." "If Kerry had run in 2004 using his 2006 language, (Pollster Frank) Luntz argues, he might be president now.
posted by Matt Lewis at 9:57 AM
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